Dishes you should try in Palandöken: Cağ Kebabı (horizontal spit-roasted lamb), Kadayıf Dolması (walnut-filled kadayıf) and Kesme Çorbası (hand-cut pasta soup). This guide also covers the local products to buy and what Palandöken is famous for.
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Lamb roasted on a horizontal spit over a wood fire, the signature flavour of Erzurum. It is also served in the ski hotels and restaurants of Palandöken.
A traditional sweet of fine kadayıf dough wrapped around walnuts, baked and soaked in syrup. It is Erzurum's best-known dessert.
A soup of thinly cut pieces of dough cooked in meat broth. In Erzurum it is a warm favourite after skiing on cold winter days.
These dishes are known throughout Erzurum province; see the provincial food guide for details.
A kebab with a registered geographical indication, cooked on a horizontal skewer over a wood fire and served on the cağ skewer.
Shredded kadayıf filled with walnuts and soaked in syrup; it has a registered geographical indication.
A registered börek made with layers of boiled yufka and cheese.
A registered soup made with yoghurt, wheat and herbs.
A syrupy dough dessert with a registered geographical indication.
A registered traditional dessert made with flour, butter and sugar.
By hosting the 2011 Winter Universiade, Palandöken represented Türkiye in the international winter sports arena. As one of the country's most important winter tourism centres, the district has played a pioneering role in the development of ski culture.
The Atatürk House in Palandöken district was Mustafa Kemal's headquarters during the 1919 Erzurum Congress. This historic link reflects the district's importance in the history of the national struggle.
Palandöken is known for 3 local dishes, above all Cağ Kebabı (horizontal spit-roasted lamb), Kadayıf Dolması (walnut-filled kadayıf) and Kesme Çorbası (hand-cut pasta soup). Lamb roasted on a horizontal spit over a wood fire, the signature flavour of Erzurum. It is also served in the ski hotels and restaurants of Palandöken.
Palandöken is known for Cağ Kebabı (horizontal spit-roasted lamb), Erzurum Civil Peyniri (stringy cheese) and Capital of Winter Sports. Its best-known sights include Palandöken Ski Centre and Ejder 3200 Ski Centre.
Local products and souvenirs to buy in Palandöken include Erzurum Civil Peyniri (stringy cheese) and Erzurum Küp Peyniri (cube cheese).